Yields5 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time3 minsTotal Time18 mins
 1 onion, diced
 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, diced into bite size
 2 tbsp sesame seeds
 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
 ½ cup soy sauce
 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
 3 tbsp garlic, minced
 5 tbsp honey
 1 tbsp brown sugar
 1 green onion, diced (optional)
 2 tbsp sesame oil
 3 tbsp ginger, minced jarred
 4 tbsp cornstarch
 4 tbsp cold water
1

Add your diced onions, sesame oil, diced raw chicken breasts, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic and 1.5 tbsp minced ginger into your pot. Set to saute.

2

Mix all ingredients together so chicken pcs. are coated, cook until pink on outside of chicken pcs. is gone.

3

Turn Instant Pot off.

4

Whisk together remaining ingredients except cornstarch, and only use 1 tbsp of your sesame seeds, pour into your pot. Stir so all chicken pieces are nicely coated.

5

Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes.

6

Do a quick release, lift lid and set to saute again if you want the sauce to be thicker.

7

In a small bowl whisk together your cornstarch and cold water well so there are no lumps, add this into your IP once it begins to bubble on the saute setting.

8

Stir for 1-2 minutes until sauce begins to thicken, then turn pot off and unplug so it doesn’t continue to cook.

9

Serve on top of rice sprinkled with your remaining tbsp of sesame seeds and add some diced green onions if desired.

Ingredients

 1 onion, diced
 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, diced into bite size
 2 tbsp sesame seeds
 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
 ½ cup soy sauce
 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
 3 tbsp garlic, minced
 5 tbsp honey
 1 tbsp brown sugar
 1 green onion, diced (optional)
 2 tbsp sesame oil
 3 tbsp ginger, minced jarred
 4 tbsp cornstarch
 4 tbsp cold water

Directions

1

Add your diced onions, sesame oil, diced raw chicken breasts, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic and 1.5 tbsp minced ginger into your pot. Set to saute.

2

Mix all ingredients together so chicken pcs. are coated, cook until pink on outside of chicken pcs. is gone.

3

Turn Instant Pot off.

4

Whisk together remaining ingredients except cornstarch, and only use 1 tbsp of your sesame seeds, pour into your pot. Stir so all chicken pieces are nicely coated.

5

Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes.

6

Do a quick release, lift lid and set to saute again if you want the sauce to be thicker.

7

In a small bowl whisk together your cornstarch and cold water well so there are no lumps, add this into your IP once it begins to bubble on the saute setting.

8

Stir for 1-2 minutes until sauce begins to thicken, then turn pot off and unplug so it doesn’t continue to cook.

9

Serve on top of rice sprinkled with your remaining tbsp of sesame seeds and add some diced green onions if desired.

Notes

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken

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